Lights On The Highway
Get for the hits and when they decide to rock. For the rest, just stick to the Neil Young. Even though their 2nd album has just been released, LOTH’s hit […]
Children’s Reykjavík
By the time adults have children, they’re often out of touch with kid culture and need help figuring out what to do all day with their three-foot wonders. Even once […]
To Ride, Shoot Straight…
Entombed are holed up in their dressing room, busy rehearsing a stand-in bassist, as mainstay Nico Elgstrand had a baby just the previous Monday. Not needing the practice, singer P
Vegetarian Volvo
Á næstu Grösum was the first vegetarian restaurant in town. It is now well into its second decade and has a loyal following and a bold branding strategy: on their […]
SLASH, KILL, BLOOD, GUTS, LOVE, AWESOME
Finally! The first Icelandic slasher flick! Icelandic films have hitherto been characterized by bleak and gloomy stories of depressed Icelanders trying out every option available t
Advanced Retrön & Dragons
RETRÖN is a strange animal. Loved by hipsters and metalheads alike, there’s much to be said about this unique band. With their debut, Swordplay & Guitarslay, on the stre
Capitalism: Its Last 100 Years
Capitalism is dead. This may come as news to no one, but the implications are vast. In fact, it changes everything. We have always known that capitalism was a brutally […]
Icesave is a go
Iceland’s President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, has approved the Icesave deal that was passed in the third round of talks in Alþingi last week, thereby taking on responsibility for
Hells Angels in Iceland
Notorious motorcycle club, Hells Angels, has reportedly opened a support club in Iceland, following the disbanding of the Icelandic motorcycle club Fáfnir. Though the chairman of
LÓKAL
Iceland’s first and only professional theatre festival, Lókal, will take place in Reykjavík for the second time at the start of September (note: the Act Alone festival in Ísaf
Radio To The Other Side: In search of the Real McCoy
A word of warning: This one could end up being a real mind-bender. Hold on to your seats. First, to put things into crystal clear perspective, here are a few […]
Purging Some Past At The Reykjavík International Literary Festival
Finnish-Estonian writer Sofi Oksanen will read at the Reykjavík International Literary Festival this September. Her latest novel, Purge, was Finland’s bestselling book last year
Café Karólína
Café Karólina is a restaurant, café and art gallery in the heart of Akureyri with a young and vibrant atmosphere. Where: Kaupvangsstræti 23, 600 Akureyri Phone: +354 461 2755 S
Gallerí Klaustur
Gallerí Klaustur is the art gallery of the Skriðuklaustur museum. Where: Skriðuklaustri, 701 Egilsstaðir Phone: +354 471 2990 Website: click here Show on map: click here
The Metaphysical Art Of Sailing The North Atlantic. Sailing From The West Fjords To The Faroese Islands; There And Back Again In One Piece
The Sea, the Sea, the Unending Sea There is something elemental that happens when you face an unbridled ocean. It’s something so primal; it affects the very core of our […
Joe Pug
“I’ve come to say exactly what I mean,” sings Pug on the statement-of-intent opener, Hymn #101, “And I mean so many things.” That tale of stubbornness, love and adventure
Doing it For Themselves
Students of the University of Reykjavík have been doing good by their peers. This spring five of them—Haukur Guðjónsson, Peter Rydahl Mols, Þórunn Jónsdottir, Jóhanna Dýr
Sour grapes and stuff
Sour grape of the month A case of POLAR BEER for your thoughts. We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some folks would call it […]
Must Love Zombies
There is something very addictive in this ongoing, apparently non-stop series. What can it be? Its 10th paperback volume is out now, and still there is no apparent plot, the [&hell
Trúbatrix
Trúbatrix – Taka 1 is a compilation of all female musicians (both known and unknown) that are brought together with the idea of creating a unified network in which they [&hellip